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Cambridge Middle School

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Cambridge Middle School ranks 96 th of 546 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

96^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 546 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 82% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Cambridge Middle School in Cambridge, MN is a 607-student school serving grades 6–8 at 31374 Xylite St NE, part of the Cambridge-Isanti Public School District, in a community where roughly one-third of students (32.45% in 2024–2025, down from 36.53% two years earlier) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and it operates at a 17.1:1 student-to-teacher ratio — improved from 19.3:1 in 2022–2023.

The school's standout story is that it performs well above its own district. In 2025–2026, Cambridge Middle ranked 96th of 546 middle schools statewide — the 82nd percentile, 4 stars — while the district as a whole sits at the 50th percentile. Math proficiency was 49.3% (state: 44.9%) and Reading 53.6% (state: 48.6%). It leads every nearby peer in Math, including Isanti Middle School by 10.5 points, Princeton Middle School by 11.3, St. Francis Middle by 14.3, North Branch Area Middle School by 19.6, and Art & Science Academy Middle School by 30.8 points. The Isanti comparison is the sharpest: 4.24 miles away, same grades, nearly identical free/reduced-lunch rates and even a more favorable staffing ratio — yet 28 percentile points apart.

Low-income students are the school's strongest group, ranking at the 94th percentile with 5 stars. Male students rank 86th percentile; female students rank 67th, down from 86th the prior year. Special education students rank at the 28th percentile (1 star), down from the 63rd — the clearest area needing attention. Science shows 20.4% proficiency at the All Grades level, below district and state, but 8th-grade science (20.4%) beats both district (16.1%) and state (16.7%), making it a relative strength worth watching for its downward trend.

607

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,750

Per pupil spending ?

32.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

31374 Xylite St NE
Cambridge, MN 55008-8888

(763) 552-6301

District: Cambridge-Isanti Public School District

Students who attend Cambridge Middle School usually attend:

High:

Cambridge-Isanti High School

Feeder schools for Cambridge Middle School:

Elementary:	Cambridge Intermediate School
	Cambridge Primary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.7%

Two or more races:

5.8%

Hispanic:

4.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 86th percentile in 2016 → 82nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Minnesota middle schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg39%

Minnesota avg43%

96^th of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From top 14% (2016) to top 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Cambridge-Isanti Public School District

228^th of 458Cambridge-Isanti Public School District among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	75.1	96 of 546	82.4%	★★★★☆
2025	79.8	77 of 519	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	80 of 545	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	69.9	132 of 529	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	122 of 520	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	73.6	107 of 521	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	66 of 533	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	82 of 518	84.2%	★★★★☆
2017	65.7	172 of 523	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	79.0	72 of 508	85.8%	★★★★☆
2015	77.9	81 of 516	84.3%	★★★★☆
2014	76.0	90 of 490	81.6%	★★★★☆
2013	74.5	99 of 488	79.7%	★★★★☆
2012	66.3	156 of 469	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.7	102 of 478	78.7%	★★★★☆
2010	71.5	106 of 454	76.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	63.5	155 of 467	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	79.2	63 of 450	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	93 of 474	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	62.7	150 of 455	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.9	110 of 467	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	71.4	85 of 443	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	79.0	66 of 439	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.7	65 of 436	85.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	48.2	89 of 195	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.2	139 of 178	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	82.5	27 of 458	94.1%	★★★★★
2025	84.7	25 of 432	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	74.9	70 of 473	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	63.5	126 of 459	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	53.3	173 of 404	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.5	56 of 399	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	82.6	27 of 415	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	85.3	17 of 401	95.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	77.7	68 of 483	85.9%	★★★★☆
2025	74.9	84 of 452	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	79 of 479	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	104 of 464	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	138 of 476	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	69.7	108 of 437	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	73 of 454	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	90 of 438	79.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	61.8	40 of 124	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.5	52 of 113	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.0	86 of 131	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	97.4	1 of 114	99.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	32.0	212 of 296	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	56.7	99 of 265	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.6	167 of 307	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	186 of 298	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.3	148 of 288	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.6	146 of 260	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.3	69 of 282	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	36 of 253	85.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	59.6	155 of 435	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.0	115 of 415	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	94 of 440	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	59.2	158 of 436	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.2	146 of 438	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.9	140 of 422	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.9	89 of 428	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.1	142 of 428	66.8%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)94th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)86th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)68th percentile-15 vs school

Female (2026)67th percentile-16 vs school

White (2026)64th percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2026)54th percentile-28 vs school

Special Education (2026)28th percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading54%+5 vs state

Math49%+4 vs state

Science20%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)					MCA-IV Science (2026)			MCA-III Math (2026)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Cambridge Middle School	Public	6-8	31374 Xylite St NE	Cambridge	55008	Isanti County	Cambridge-Isanti Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 552-6301	607	35	17.1	32.5%	508 (83.7%)	14 (2.3%)	25 (4.1%)	22 (3.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.8%)	75.1	96^th of 546 public middle schools	82.4%		79.8	77^th of 519 public middle schools	85.2%	19		53.6	48.7	59.0	53.6		20.4	20.4		42.1	50.0	56.4	49.3	$10,750
Riverside Academy MLP	Public	6-8	1700 305th Ave NE	Cambridge	55040	Isanti County	Cambridge-Isanti Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 552-6262	3	2	1.5	—	3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$10,020
Art & Science Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	1005 7th Avenue Court NE	Isanti	55040	Isanti County	Art and Science Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 444-0039	125	13	9.8	34.4%	108 (86.4%)	1 (0.8%)	5 (4.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.4%)	30.9	399^th of 546 public middle schools	26.9%		33.5	370^th of 519 public middle schools	28.7%	29	45.5	50.0		37.5	41.8	22.7	7.7	17.1	18.2	20.0		7.1	18.5	$7,446
Isanti Middle School	Public	6-8	201 Centennial Dr	Isanti	55040	Isanti County	Cambridge-Isanti Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 691-8600	449	32	14.1	33.0%	373 (83.1%)	13 (2.9%)	24 (5.3%)	17 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	52.7	250^th of 546 public middle schools	54.2%		56.3	213^th of 519 public middle schools	59.0%	37		46.5	34.6	50.7	44.1		10.8	10.8		35.9	36.1	44.5	38.8	$11,378
North Branch Area Middle School	Public	6-8	38431 Lincoln Tr	North Branch	55056	Chisago County	North Branch Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 674-1305	615	33	18.7	29.1%	509 (82.8%)	7 (1.1%)	29 (4.7%)	35 (5.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.0%)	48.5	281^st of 546 public middle schools	48.5%		44.8	290^th of 519 public middle schools	44.1%	9		52.0	45.0	40.2	46.0		12.9	12.9		27.0	37.2	24.1	29.7	$11,068
Saints Online Middle School	Public, Virtual	6-8	23065 St. Francis Blvd NW	Saint Francis	55070	Anoka County	St. Francis Area Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(763) 213-8501	16	1	13.4	56.3%	11 (68.8%)	2 (12.5%)	2 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.3%)								(n/a)
St. Francis Middle	Public	6-8	23065 Saint Francis Blvd NW	Saint Francis	55070	Anoka County	St. Francis Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 213-8501	890	41	21.6	31.6%	702 (78.9%)	12 (1.3%)	39 (4.4%)	70 (7.9%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (6.5%)	60.6	193^rd of 546 public middle schools	64.7%		61.7	177^th of 519 public middle schools	65.9%	16		57.1	41.8	51.4	50.3		20.3	20.3		29.8	32.9	42.5	35.0	$9,532
Princeton Middle School	Public	6-8	1100 4th Ave N	Princeton	55371	Mille Lacs County	Princeton Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 389-6704	740	39	18.7	29.7%	671 (90.7%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (3.6%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.1%)	60.3	197^th of 546 public middle schools	63.9%		57.6	205^th of 519 public middle schools	60.5%	8		43.1	47.2	49.8	47.0		20.3	20.3		39.0	30.2	44.8	38.0	$10,433
Princeton Online MN 6-8	Public, Virtual	6-8	807 8th Ave S	Princeton	55371	Mille Lacs County	Princeton Public School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(763) 389-6069	25	0		48.0%	22 (88.0%)	1 (4.0%)	2 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69.7	127^th of 546 public middle schools	76.7%					(n/a)				50.0	54.5		30.0	30.0				36.4	26.1

Frequently Asked Questions about Cambridge Middle School

What district is Cambridge Middle School in?

Cambridge-Isanti Public School District

Is Cambridge Middle School a good school?

Cambridge Middle School ranks 96^th of 546 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Cambridge Middle School attend?

Students who attend Cambridge Middle School usually go on to attend Cambridge-Isanti High School

What is the racial makeup of Cambridge Middle School?

Students at Cambridge Middle School are 84% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend Cambridge Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 607 students attended Cambridge Middle School.

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